Approaching my limit...
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Ah retirement, the golden years... I'm approaching fts (I'll let you figure out what that means). I still have a lot of stuff to do around the house, and it should keep me busy and away from my SO who is trying to adapt to retirement as well. But wow. I just deleted the rest of my rant. If you are close to this, I would strongly suggest an early trial period if you are married or in a relationship. I'm going bat $hit crazy. Being under the microscope and being hovered over is tasking me. Toss in an 86 yo demented MIL that broke her hip 2 weeks ago, an 88 yo FIL who is showing signs... :mad:
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
I appreciate all of your feedback. I know there are some very experienced people here ;) and say something stupid on the lounge, you will reap what you sow. On the other hand, there is an enormous wealth of technical, life, cooking and dealing with cats experience here. In retrospect, I confess to whining a bit. Part of my stress is the MIL busting her hip a few weeks ago (and I'm the in-law). So, wife is stressed for FIL. MIL/FIL have been in an a long term abusive relationship (won't go into it - mental issues at play) and MIL is post mid stage dementia. FIL is now slightly distancing himself from her noise and getting some sleep - starting to see things rationally. The physical situation is that they have lived 5 houses up the street for 10 years, and at first, I thought it was a curse. Today, it's a blessing. We can give him a hot meal (MIL is in PT for another 10 days) and let him vent a bit. He expressed his appreciation that he could drop in, eat some good food and just decompress. Broke my heart that I was irritated at all of the disruption. Helping older family at this time is extraordinarily difficult. You don't want to see it coming, and when it does it's an elephanting freight train. As for work, the first thing I'm going to do is stop bitching and get into the projects. It will help get MIL into assisted living and the next phase of family life. I've committed to MBW to fix or get rid of the broken car and repaint the downstairs with all trim. I'll check in next month. Side note: if there is anyone out there getting into this elder parent care thing, feel free to reach out. All I have are scars, so I might be able to have some suggestions. I used to thing software was complicated, then I started dealing with this.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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#realJSOP wrote:
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:laugh: Not the first time I hear about the idea, but I like your wording. Good to hear from you John. I thought you did retire. Do tell about the hotrod. Do you still have the Mustang?
Still have the Mustang - it's been ten years since I built it, and it still runs great. The new hotrod is a 1964 Fairlane Thunderbolt tribute with a 429cid engine. I bought it already built - it's visually stunning - but it was built more than 30 years ago, and I've already had to replace the fuel system (including removing all the nitrous equipment), the rear end (4.56 gears are NOT street-driving friendly), most of the electrical system, and the wheels/tires (wheels were chromed steel that were decaying and were too narrow for the tires, and the tires were too old for the tire shop to put back on the car - the date code was 1990). I'm currently working on improving the cooling system - hope to be done with that in the next week or so.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
Still have the Mustang - it's been ten years since I built it, and it still runs great. The new hotrod is a 1964 Fairlane Thunderbolt tribute with a 429cid engine. I bought it already built - it's visually stunning - but it was built more than 30 years ago, and I've already had to replace the fuel system (including removing all the nitrous equipment), the rear end (4.56 gears are NOT street-driving friendly), most of the electrical system, and the wheels/tires (wheels were chromed steel that were decaying and were too narrow for the tires, and the tires were too old for the tire shop to put back on the car - the date code was 1990). I'm currently working on improving the cooling system - hope to be done with that in the next week or so.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013#realJSOP wrote:
it's been ten years since I built it
Has it, already? Man, time flies...
#realJSOP wrote:
The new hotrod is a 1964 Fairlane Thunderbolt tribute with a 429cid engine. I bought it already built - it's visually stunning
That predates me, but I can absolutely appreciate the classics. That is a ride to make heads turn. And it sounds like the previous owner had a garage queen on his hands, and wasn't doing much actual driving.
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Yeah, you can joke about this until they do it to your helpless grandmother, and then your mother decades later. And the workers there think nothing of it.
I meant nothing personal; I apologize if that struck too close to home. I had no idea you were speaking from personal experience.
There are no solutions, only trade-offs.
- Thomas SowellA day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
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I meant nothing personal; I apologize if that struck too close to home. I had no idea you were speaking from personal experience.
There are no solutions, only trade-offs.
- Thomas SowellA day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
- Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)
